2. Manipur—A basic introduction to the Existence of God
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The document discusses the existence and knowability of God, emphasizing its significance for Christianity and presenting arguments for God's existence, including the cosmological and moral arguments. It explores various worldviews—atheism, deism, pantheism, and theism—and emphasizes the importance of one's beliefs about God in shaping truth, purpose, and destiny. Additionally, it highlights the historical credibility of the resurrection of Jesus as pivotal to Christian faith.
2. Manipur—A basic introduction to the Existence of God
- 2. THE PROBLEM: CHRISTIANITY DEPENDS ON THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
- 3. IF GOD DOES NOT EXIST, CHRISTIANITY IS FALSE!
- 5. Take a poll of people: Yes No
- 7. No Jesus: Not Son of God Not Saviour No Heaven
- 8. No Jesus: Not Son of God Not Saviour No Heaven
- 9. Yes - Evidence proves it - What is this God like?
- 10. Yes Does the evidence show us the God of the Bible?
- 11. Yes
- 12. Is it enough to simply say “I have faith, I believe in God”? Even the devil believes God exists!
- 15. 1 Peter 3:15 “…Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,”
- 16. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY…?
- 17. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY…? I am not a sinner / I am a good person
- 18. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY…? I already believe in God
- 19. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY…? I am an atheist. I don't believe in God
- 20. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY…? Why did Jesus have to die in order for me to go to heaven?
- 21. WHAT WOULD YOU SAY…? What makes you think the Bible is the word of God?
- 22. SOME POPULAR VIEWS ABOUT GOD AND THE WORLD
- 23. We all have a way of thinking about life, meaning and even God. It’s called a worldview.
- 24. Where did we come from? Did God create us?
- 25. Where did we come from? Did God create us?
- 26. What happens when we die? Does life have purpose or meaning?
- 28. THE MOST IMPORTANT WORLDVIEW QUESTION FOR US: WHO IS JESUS?
- 29. 1. ATHEISM There is NO God. The universe is eternal. Humanity is the result of blind natural forces.
- 30. 1. ATHEISM
- 32. 2. DEISM
- 33. 2. DEISM There is a God—who made the universe. God made people. God left humanity alone—no longer directly involved in the world. No miracles etc.
- 35. 3. PANTHEISM Greek, pan=all, theos=God. Everything we see is filled with a divine god force—all of creation. “There is a god, and you are him.”
- 39. 4. THEISM There is only ONE eternal God. He created the universe—and mankind. We can pray to Him and receive help (miracles) and guidance.
- 40. Each view is VERY different. Can they all be true?
- 41. What you think about God is the most important thing in your life, it affects… Truth, origin, purpose, eternal destiny.
- 42. What you think about God is the most important thing in your life, it affects… Truth, origin, purpose, eternal destiny.
- 43. What you think about God is the most important thing in your life, it affects… Truth, origin, purpose, eternal destiny.
- 44. ARGUING FOR THE EXISTENCE OF GOD
- 47. 1. The Universe had a Beginning - A BEGINNER
- 48. 2. The Fine- Tuning of the Universe - A FINE- TUNER
- 49. 3. DNA - An AUTHOR
- 50. 4. The Moral Argument - A MORAL LAW GIVER
- 51. 5. The Resurrection of Jesus - God in HUMAN HISTORY
- 55. ✦ If Earth were smaller it couldn’t support an atmosphere, like on Mercury.
- 56. ✦ If Earth were smaller it couldn’t support an atmosphere, like on Mercury.
- 57. ✦ Larger, like Jupiter, the atmosphere would contain free hydrogen, which is poison for us.
- 58. ✦ Larger, like Jupiter, the atmosphere would contain free hydrogen, which is poison for us.
- 62. 24 Hour Days…
- 63. Many environmental factors are so precise in support life that to change any one of them, even the slightest, would disallow conditions for life here on Earth.
- 66. DOES GOD EXIST? THE MORAL ARGUMENT
- 70. Dostoyevsky, “If there is no God, then everything is permissible.”
- 72. All human cultures say… ✦ Murdering people is wrong. ✦ Lying and cheating are wrong. ✦ Stealing is wrong ✦...etc.
- 74. Does feeling guilty show right and wrong? Guilty = broken a moral rule. And that feeling hurts our souls. Guilt is — moral pain.
- 75. All cultures have a way of knowing right and wrong, reflecting that we are made in the image of God.
- 76. All cultures have a way of knowing right and wrong, reflecting that we are made in the image of God.
- 77. When someone does us wrong we feel bad because a moral law has been broken — a moral law given by a moral law giver.
- 87. JESUS SAID TO HIM, “I AM THE WAY, AND THE TRUTH, AND THE LIFE. NO ONE COMES TO THE FATHER EXCEPT THROUGH ME.”
- 89. Every sermon preached by Christians in the NT centres on the resurrection.
- 90. The resurrection of Jesus Christ, was the greatest event in human history.
- 91. Other religious leaders still lie dead in the grave - only one, Jesus, has ever risen from the dead!
- 92. The resurrection can be proved and believed with as much historical credibility as any other well documented event in ancient history.
- 97. Jesus Died Jesus didn’t rise Conspiracy - a plot to deceive people The apostles were deceivers / Liars
- 98. Jesus didn’t die Jesus Fainted on the cross
- 99. Jesus didn’t die Jesus Fainted on the cross
- 100. THE FAINTING IDEA
- 101. 1. Jesus could not have survived crucifixion. Romans made sure NO ONE survived.
- 102. 1. Jesus could not have survived crucifixion. Romans made sure NO ONE survived.
- 103. 2. The Roman soldier did not break Jesus' legs, as he did to the other two crucified criminals (Jn 19:31-33) This means the soldier was sure Jesus was dead.
- 105. 3. John, an eyewitness, certified that he saw blood and water come from Jesus' pierced heart (Jn 19:34-35). This shows that Jesus' lungs had collapsed and he had died of asphyxiation (suffocation).
- 107. 4. The body was totally covered in bandages and in a sealed tomb (Jn 19:38-42).
- 109. 5. The Roman guards at the tomb were overpowered by a man who had been beaten and crucified?
- 111. THE LYING IDEA
- 113. Did the disciples make up the whole story? - The apostles would have been great liars!
- 114. - No of them ever confessed to lying, even under intense pressure
- 115. - No of them ever confessed to lying, even under intense pressure
- 116. - The disciples were changed people - by what power? - Many were martyred for a “lie”
- 117. - These simple “uneducated” men made up the greatest story - the Gospel